Monday Funday

We had such a fun day today! Abby spent the day with us since her school was closed for MLK day! We took Alex to gymnastics and Abs hung out and watched Alex with me. From there we went to the mall to meet Candice and Kate for a play date! It was CRAZY packed so the girls didn't play very long before we had lunch and headed to our house. The girls played non stop! Since I knew there was no chance Alex would take a nap, we ended up watching Tinkerbell on the projector. The girls all curled up on blankets on the floor and shared popcorn and goldfish! We LOVE LOVE LOVE Kate and Candice and can not wait for summer so we can spend more time with them! The only pic I got all day was the girls holding hands and running through the mall!

Tangled

It was so rainy and gloomy today we decided to go see a movie! We took Alex to her second movie. We went to see Tangled! It was super cute!!! Alex had to have popcorn and ate about 3 bites and decided she would rather have goldfish. About 45 minutes into the movie she said she wanted to go, but we talked her into staying. She got a little antsy, but did great! When any music came on, she had to stand in our row and dance. She is such a little doll! When the movie was over, we stayed until the credits were finished so she could dance.

Alex picked pizza for lunch so we went to our favorite place in College Station only to find it was closed. We then headed to the other location in Bryan to find out they were only open for dinner!!! We talked Alex into Mexican so we drove to our new Chuy's...which isn't open yet! Arg! After driving around for 45 minutes, we settled on Ninfa's, which is like 2 seconds from the movie theater!

We spend the rest of the day curled up on the couch watching football, while Alex proceeded to take what seemed like every single toy she owns out of her room and the playroom. I had a great day with my loves!

January Randomness

I'm finally well! I feel like myself! We've been laying low since I was sick and now it's just freezing cold outside! Alex is back into her routine of gymnastics and dance and she loves every second of it! She started learning her tap and ballet routines for her recital in May!

Alex is also getting into a little more of the terrible two's. She is super whiny and melts if she doesn't get her way. When she gets super whiny to the point where she won't even try to talk she has to sit in a chair in her room until she calms down. I guess it's our little version of time out. It's the only thing we can do that seems to work. She takes a few minutes to calm down then she comes out and talks to us.

Here are a few random pics from the month so far!

getting ready for dance on a cold day!!!

practicing on the tip toe rope...or vacuum cleaner cord!

sous chef!

2 1/2

My baby girl is 2 1/2 today! I feel like so much has changed in the six months since she turned two! Alex moved from her crib to a toddler bed, she is potty trained, she started gymnastic and dance (ballet and tap), and she really really started communicating with us!

Alex knows all of her colors, she can identify the all of the letters in the alphabet, she can count to 14 easily unassisted (20 with a little help), she can count backwards from 8-1, she can spell her name, she can identify most shapes, she sings songs, speaks in complete sentences, she has an AMAZING memory, she dances, runs and hops everywhere!

She LOVES helping in the kitchen. If I am making something, she wants to have her stool right beside me helping. She loves hands on activities. She like to help plant flowers, dig in the flower beds, play with play-doh, have tea parties, have dance parties, feed Cooper, make coffee...pretty much anything and everything we do!

She is very social and loves to be around people. She ask at least twice a day to go to Chick-fil-a or Barnes and Noble to play. She loves being around other kids so I know she will absolutely love starting pre-school.

It seems like in 6 months my sweet girl went from baby to a little girl. I look at her beautiful face and she just takes my breath away!

New Year...so far

Well, 2011 hasn't started off on the best foot. I started getting sick December 29th...and I'm just now getting over it! I had a horrible sinus infection but my antibiotic seems to be doing it's thing now!

My mom came on Monday evening to help out with Alex so I could get some rest and go to the doctor. He never really said what was wrong with me, but didn't disagree when I said I thought it was a sinus infection, so I'm going with it!

I've never been big on New Year's resolutions because I never stick to them and just feel guilty at the end of the year. There are a few things I want to focus on, but if I slip up some, no biggie.

-Organization! Alex's room, toys, the kitchen, our front closet that ends up as a catch all for every random thing in the house, our closet, the laundry room and just the living area in general. I feel like no matter what I do, we are being over run with stuff! It's all going to start with a major cleaning of each space and getting rid of the things we don't use or are just taking up space!

-Eating better! For the most part, Alex eats better than Josh and I do, but only because she is picky! We meet Josh out for lunch at least 4, usually 5, times a week. I want to be better about having stuff at home so Josh can come home for lunch instead.

-Alex...in general. I want to find a pre-school for her I really like. My goal is to have her start in the fall. I want her to go 2-3 days a week. We have several great options. I plan on scheduling a tour of each school in late January-early February so I can have a decision made by Spring Break. By the end of the year, I'd also like to have Alex moved from her toddler bed to a full size bed. I know the transition will be super easy for her since she already sleeps in a full size bed at my parents. My problem is redoing her bedroom. I ADORE her current bedding and I just haven't been able to find anything I like as much! Not to mention, I just can't vision how I'd set up her room so the bed isn't in front of a window!

-last but not least, I want to relax and enjoy time with Josh. I feel like my entire life revolves around Alex right now. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but I know Josh gets the short end of the stick sometimes. If Alex has a bad day, it gets to me and poor Josh gets home to a cranky child and a cranky wife! I really need to utilize her nap time to get things done around here so after Alex is in bed, we can relax and enjoy our time together!

Alex Sings the Hits!

Well, not really the hits, unless you count Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, You Are My Sunshine and Happy Birthday in there! Please ignore the fact that she is in the bathroom, sitting on the toilet! haha

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Family Wedding

We spent the last 5 days in Dallas, but that will get it's own post later! Aside from seeing family and extending our Christmas celebration, we went to my youngest cousins wedding on Saturday (New Year's Day). Alex was the flower girl. She had a few melt downs before walking down the aisle, but when it was time, she put her game face on and did great! She spent the night dancing her little heart out and dragging who ever she could to the photo booth!

Mallory, the beautiful bride, and my Uncle Jaime

Alex in her beautiful dress!

Uncle Jaime, Mom, Aunt Martha and Uncle Bill

me, Amanda and Kelly

my handsome husband!

Alex, dancing with a random groomsman!

our family